Spout-guard and strainer.



D. B. ROCK.

SPOUT GUARD AND STRAINER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 26, 1913.

1, 1 1 8,235. Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

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DANIEL B. ROCK, OF FAIRFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA SPOUT-GUARD AND STRAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

Application filed November 26, 1913. Serial No. 803,331.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL B. RocK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fairfield, in the county of Adams and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spout-Guards andStrainers; and I do declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to malt-e and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in spout guards and strainers andmore particularly to those adapted for insertion within the dischargepipe from the ordinary roof gutter.

It is a well-known fact that birds very often build their nests in thevarious elbows of the discharge pipes from roof gutters, and that leavesare often washed into said discharge spouts and lodge in the variousangles thereof.

The primary object of this invention is to provide an improved spoutguard and strainer which will obviate the above mentioned objections,but will allow water running from the roof into the gutter to freelyenter the spout.

A secondary object is to provide a device of this character which may beconstructed of a single piece of wire.

with the above objects in view, the invention resides in certain novelfeatures of structure herein described and claimed, and shown in thedrawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section of agutter and discharge pipe showing my improved guard applied, Fig. 2 is aplan view of the parts shown in Fig. l, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged sideelevation of the guard removed from the spout.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown my improved spout guard andstrainer as formed of a single piece of wire coiled into a plurality ofupwardly inclined convolutions 1, said convolutions growing smaller fromthe lower end of said coil to the upper end thereof. After forming theupper convolutions of the coil, the free end of the wire is bent as at2, extends laterally beyond one side of the coil, is bent upon itself asat 3, and then passes under said uppermost convolution andprojectslaterally beyond the opposite side of said coil.

It will be clearly seen, by reference to Fig. l of the drawings, that bythe above construction, two supporting arms a and 5 are formed on theopposite sides of the coil, and that by passing the arm 5 beneath theuppermost convolution of the coil, said coil is given a very rigidsupport. It will also be noted, by reference to the drawings, that whenthe device is applied to the discharge spout 6 of a gutter 7 the lowerconvolution of the coil will rest loosely within the spout 6, and thatthe arms 4 and 5 rest upon the bottom of the gutter 7 and support theguard in proper position.

Thus it will be seen that I have produced a very simple, strong andeflicient guard and strainer for the above stated use, which may be verycheaply and easily manufactured, and which may be furnished in varioussizes for discharge spouts of different diameters.

Although I have described my device as formed of a single piece of wire,I do not wish to be limited to this feature of construction, since thesupporting arms 4 and 5 would answer the same purpose if they weresecured in any suitable manner to the upper convolution of the coil.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A device of the character describedcomprising a coil of wire and an arm carried by the upper convolutionthereof, said arm extending beyond one side of said coil, and being bentupon itself and extended beneath said upper convolution and beyond theopposite side of said coil.

2. A device of the character described formed of a single piece of wireand comprising a coil and an integral arm extending laterally beyond oneside of said coil from the upper convolution thereof, said arm beingbent upon itself and extended beneath said upper convolution and beyondthe opposite side of said coil.

in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

DANIEL B. ROCK.

WVitnesses J. J. REINDOLLAR,

J. IIARRY Low.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each. by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). O."

